Wide angle adapter HV10

Spike Spiegel · November 4th, 2006, 08:27 PM

i tried putting in a filter between the hd5050 and the hv10 but got a big deal of vignetting when i did that. It initially led me to believe the 5050 caused vignetting but after i took out the clear filter in between, it was just fine!

Lee Wilson · November 4th, 2006, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel

i tried putting in a filter between the hd5050 and the hv10 but got a big deal of vignetting when i did that. It initially led me to believe the 5050 caused vignetting but after i took out the clear filter in between, it was just fine!

Have you removed the 37mm to 37mm adaptor ring that comes fixed onto the HD5050 ?

Spike Spiegel · November 5th, 2006, 11:41 PM

hmm, i didn't know the wide angle had a 37 to 37, is that why there was vignetting when i put the clear filter between the camera and the wide angle?? I will check this when i'm in the office and note back.

Lee Wilson · November 6th, 2006, 05:38 PM

Yep!

There is a 37mm to 37mm adaptor on the lens when shipped, a bit of good old fashioned brute force twists it off revealing a set of perfectly good 37mm threads beneath - this will put the lens that much closer to the camera and help with vignetting.

Spike Spiegel · November 9th, 2006, 09:11 PM

yeah there was a 37 to 37 adapter that i took out, but i still noticed a slight bit of vignetting with the hoya filter between the camera and the wide angle... Ah well, i'll just have to get a 62mm filter for the front of the wide angle, no biggie.

Luc-Henri Barthelemy · November 17th, 2006, 07:51 AM

I use the same wide angle adaptor with my Sony HC1 cam(37 mm). I noticed the same thing than you (you can pull off the 37 to 37 mm adaptor). But I noticed later that the rear lense of the Raynox was now in real contact with the front lense of the cam (It was not obvious, I just noticed a small dirty place at the center of the two lenses)! To check it, I put a small and thin paper between the two lenses, and yes it turned whith the lense before the end of the screw in.
I hope for you that your cam leave more room between the lenses. I think it could be the case, because I dont have any "vignetage" with the ring on, but I have some, when I leave my cam lense UV filter on.

Rick Llewellyn · January 11th, 2007, 04:48 PM

Contrary to some other experiences the Raynox 0.5 HD5050PRO does vignette on the HV10. It doesn't look like it in the view finder, but when you pull it into the computer it is there.

Also, the image is fairly sharp in the middle, but looses sharpness as you go to the edge by a factor of somewhere between 2 & 4- just eye balling it.

It has some barrel distortion, but I kind of liked the artsy look.

Also there was some previous discussion about removing the 37-37mm adapter ring. On the HV10 that is not a good idea because the lense will rub against the camera's front.

If you are sure you are going to use it in an overscan display then it might be OK, but I think I am going to have to return it. I am going to consider the Raynox 49mm which was previously suggested or maybe the Canon 0.7X.

Rick

Lee Wilson · January 13th, 2007, 02:24 AM

Hi Rick

I get zero vignetting with the HD5050 .

If you remove the 37mm - 37mm plastic ring to stop vignetting the back of the lens very slightly touchs the auto lens cap doors - these are not under power (touch them with your finger to see they will not resist even the lightest feather touch) - I have had my camera set up like this for months - no marks on either the lens or the auto lens cap.

Stephen van Vuuren · February 27th, 2007, 02:08 AM

The announced Canon wide is only .7 factor and that gives about a 30mm (35mm equiv). Any other quality options that fit these cam. I would really like a .5 (a little barrel distortion would be okay but not the fisheye look).

Mathieu Kassovitz · February 28th, 2007, 01:32 AM

Useful point. . .but you only should be fine if the adapter's glass will resolve the 1080 stream, if not, no way. Chris?

Lee Wilson · February 28th, 2007, 04:22 AM

I have a raynox HD5050 for my HV10 (the HD is for Hi-Def) it is a x 0.5.

http://img278.imageshack.us/img278/4316/wideez0.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7812/iafblockkd4.jpg

See this thread for more details: http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=75774

Lee

Stephen van Vuuren · February 28th, 2007, 10:23 AM

Thanks for the info - I did not look back far enough for that other thread.

James Burland · March 19th, 2007, 09:34 AM

I looking for a wide angle lens (and or adaptor), has anyone tried some of the available solutions, and if so, do they work?

Brad Vaughan · March 19th, 2007, 12:38 PM

Check out what Lee posted here.

Seems like the Raynox 5050 is a nice WA. Lens

http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.ph...ghlight=hd5050

Ken Nelson · March 19th, 2007, 05:30 PM

I purchase the .7 wideangle and the 2x telephoto from Sunpak. Both are working very well. I am amazed at the quality I am getting with both.

November 17th, 2006, 07:51 AM	#36
Luc-Henri Barthelemy Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paris France Posts: 29	Raynox 5050 adaptor ring pull off: Danger ! I use the same wide angle adaptor with my Sony HC1 cam(37 mm). I noticed the same thing than you (you can pull off the 37 to 37 mm adaptor). But I noticed later that the rear lense of the Raynox was now in real contact with the front lense of the cam (It was not obvious, I just noticed a small dirty place at the center of the two lenses)! To check it, I put a small and thin paper between the two lenses, and yes it turned whith the lense before the end of the screw in. I hope for you that your cam leave more room between the lenses. I think it could be the case, because I dont have any "vignetage" with the ring on, but I have some, when I leave my cam lense UV filter on.

January 11th, 2007, 04:48 PM	#37
Rick Llewellyn Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbia, Maryland Posts: 61	Raynox 0.5 converter vignetting Contrary to some other experiences the Raynox 0.5 HD5050PRO does vignette on the HV10. It doesn't look like it in the view finder, but when you pull it into the computer it is there. Also, the image is fairly sharp in the middle, but looses sharpness as you go to the edge by a factor of somewhere between 2 & 4- just eye balling it. It has some barrel distortion, but I kind of liked the artsy look. Also there was some previous discussion about removing the 37-37mm adapter ring. On the HV10 that is not a good idea because the lense will rub against the camera's front. If you are sure you are going to use it in an overscan display then it might be OK, but I think I am going to have to return it. I am going to consider the Raynox 49mm which was previously suggested or maybe the Canon 0.7X. Rick

February 27th, 2007, 02:08 AM	#39
Stephen van Vuuren Space Hipster Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,508	wider wide The announced Canon wide is only .7 factor and that gives about a 30mm (35mm equiv). Any other quality options that fit these cam. I would really like a .5 (a little barrel distortion would be okay but not the fisheye look). __________________ stephen v2 www.insaturnsrings.com

February 28th, 2007, 10:23 AM	#42
Stephen van Vuuren Space Hipster Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,508	Thanks for the info - I did not look back far enough for that other thread. __________________ stephen v2 www.insaturnsrings.com

March 19th, 2007, 09:34 AM	#43
James Burland Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Weymouth, UK Posts: 29	Best Wide Angle Solution for HV10? I looking for a wide angle lens (and or adaptor), has anyone tried some of the available solutions, and if so, do they work?

November 4th, 2006, 08:27 PM	#31
Spike Spiegel Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 429	i tried putting in a filter between the hd5050 and the hv10 but got a big deal of vignetting when i did that. It initially led me to believe the 5050 caused vignetting but after i took out the clear filter in between, it was just fine!

November 5th, 2006, 11:41 PM	#33
Spike Spiegel Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 429	hmm, i didn't know the wide angle had a 37 to 37, is that why there was vignetting when i put the clear filter between the camera and the wide angle?? I will check this when i'm in the office and note back.

November 6th, 2006, 05:38 PM	#34
Lee Wilson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 376	Yep! There is a 37mm to 37mm adaptor on the lens when shipped, a bit of good old fashioned brute force twists it off revealing a set of perfectly good 37mm threads beneath - this will put the lens that much closer to the camera and help with vignetting.

November 9th, 2006, 09:11 PM	#35
Spike Spiegel Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 429	yeah there was a 37 to 37 adapter that i took out, but i still noticed a slight bit of vignetting with the hoya filter between the camera and the wide angle... Ah well, i'll just have to get a 62mm filter for the front of the wide angle, no biggie.

January 13th, 2007, 02:24 AM	#38
Lee Wilson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 376	Hi Rick I get zero vignetting with the HD5050 . If you remove the 37mm - 37mm plastic ring to stop vignetting the back of the lens very slightly touchs the auto lens cap doors - these are not under power (touch them with your finger to see they will not resist even the lightest feather touch) - I have had my camera set up like this for months - no marks on either the lens or the auto lens cap.

February 28th, 2007, 01:32 AM	#40
Mathieu Kassovitz Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: paris Posts: 289	Useful point. . .but you only should be fine if the adapter's glass will resolve the 1080 stream, if not, no way. Chris?

February 28th, 2007, 04:22 AM	#41
Lee Wilson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 376	I have a raynox HD5050 for my HV10 (the HD is for Hi-Def) it is a x 0.5. http://img278.imageshack.us/img278/4316/wideez0.jpg http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7812/iafblockkd4.jpg See this thread for more details: http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=75774 Lee

March 19th, 2007, 12:38 PM	#44
Brad Vaughan Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Va Beach, Va Posts: 241	Check out what Lee posted here. Seems like the Raynox 5050 is a nice WA. Lens http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.ph...ghlight=hd5050

March 19th, 2007, 05:30 PM	#45
Ken Nelson New Boot Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 9	HV-10 Wide Angle I purchase the .7 wideangle and the 2x telephoto from Sunpak. Both are working very well. I am amazed at the quality I am getting with both.